as in guides
one that accompanies another for protection, guidance, or as a courtesy
the mayor served as the First Lady's escort for her tour of the city
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as in accompanies
to go along with in order to provide assistance, protection, or companionship
a student from the college escorted my parents and me on our tour of the campus
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Recent Examples of escorts
Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The island is owned by the federal government and is not open to the general public, so escorts or specific government ID cards are required for visitors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Rubber bullets, pepper balls and tear gas have been fired at demonstrators, while employees of the facility have sought escorts into the building and had their tires slashed, according to court papers.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
The press office also cannot accommodate waves requests or escorts at this time.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Diddy, 56, was found guilty on July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for shuttling male escorts across state lines.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Squadron name revived Labeling the drone unit as the 431st squadron revives a name that traces back to World War II, when it was activated in 1943 as the 431st Fighter Squadron in Australia, flying long-range P-38 Lightning fighters as escorts for US bombers in the Pacific theater.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them ride colorful motorcycles during their escorts, not to call attention to themselves, but to the person who died.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Noun
Mackinac Bridge officials recorded the highest wind gust Monday morning, 49 mph, prompting an advisory and escorts across the span for vulnerable vehicles like motorcycles, pickup trucks with campers and other high-profile vehicles.
—Sarah Moore, Freep.com, 3 Nov. 2025
The island is owned by the federal government and is not open to the general public, so escorts or specific government ID cards are required for visitors.
—Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2025
Rubber bullets, pepper balls and tear gas have been fired at demonstrators, while employees of the facility have sought escorts into the building and had their tires slashed, according to court papers.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 9 Oct. 2025
The press office also cannot accommodate waves requests or escorts at this time.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 2 Oct. 2025
Diddy, 56, was found guilty on July 2 on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution for shuttling male escorts across state lines.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 1 Oct. 2025
Squadron name revived Labeling the drone unit as the 431st squadron revives a name that traces back to World War II, when it was activated in 1943 as the 431st Fighter Squadron in Australia, flying long-range P-38 Lightning fighters as escorts for US bombers in the Pacific theater.
—Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Many of them ride colorful motorcycles during their escorts, not to call attention to themselves, but to the person who died.
—Gary Robbins, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Sep. 2025
The settlers, their military escorts and 1,000 head of livestock traveled about 1,200 miles across rugged wilderness for about 5 1/2 months to forts and missions.
—Kurt Snibbe, Oc Register, 16 Sep. 2025
Verb
Medlin escorts me down the hall to the judge’s office, where Skeet is in a meeting with some local men.
—Mitch Moxley, Rolling Stone, 27 Sep. 2025
Foreign reporters can currently only enter Gaza when the Israeli military allows and escorts them.
—Filip Timotija, The Hill, 15 Aug. 2025
The winner will arrive by private car and be welcomed by a personal concierge who escorts them to the bed placed right next to the baseline.
—Jordi Lippe-McGraw, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for escorts
Noun
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By January 2024, the company was releasing how-to video guides on setting up with a seed phrase.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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However, the guides were unable to recover the three skiers due to the depth.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Belém was not set up for the influx that accompanies COP.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, the Billboard Holiday Countdown accompanies the annual return of Billboard’s Top Holiday Albums chart.—
Gary Trust,
Billboard,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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But some former attendants who worked in the team clubhouse have testified that it was well known that Kay had a drug issue.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
6 Nov. 2025
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Nearly 200,000 workers are employed in animal care and services, including kennel attendants, groomers, stable hands, zoo keepers and animal trainers.—
Liz O'Connell,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Atlanta played much better in a 1-point loss to the Patriots on the road last Sunday, but there are major concerns on the O-line after starting guards Matthew Bergeron and Chris Lindstrom had to leave the Pats game early.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Haydar was prisoner 13077 at Abu Ghraib, one of those photographed by the American army prison guards in various positions of agony.—
Ben Wedeman,
CNN Money,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Pine Ridge, South Dakota — A four-pack of rez dogs trotted toward the lone grocery store, greeting and tailing human companions in hopes of a spare scrap.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Google Gemini and ChatGPT are both found in the classroom and in the workplace, and don’t, for the most part, purport to be companions.—
Damon Beres,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Escorts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/escorts. Accessed 14 Nov. 2025.
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